Canaan Land
Failed to add items
Add to Cart failed.
Add to Wish List failed.
Remove from wishlist failed.
Adding to library failed
Follow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
Get 2 free audiobooks during trial.
Buy for $19.95
No default payment method selected.
We are sorry. We are not allowed to sell this product with the selected payment method
-
Narrated by:
-
Richard Rossi
-
By:
-
Richard Rossi
About this listen
Canaan Land is a love story between Brother Billy Gantry, a charismatic con man, phone psychic, and preacher, who falls for Sister Sara Sunday, a sincere Christian and beautiful evangelist. She seeks to redeem "Brother Billy", who manipulates the flock with fake miracles, including a stunt with gold glitter and feathers he claims are from angels. He turns her small online ministry into a growing Tinseltown racket involving celebrity converts and sermons at the Hollywood Bowl. Can Billy quit the religious show to find true faith and redemption?
Canaan Land is an unapologetic look at modern religion and televangelism based on the writer's personal experiences as a former faith healing evangelist. The novel is also a Hollywood motion picture.
©2020 Richard A. Rossi (P)2020 Richard A. RossiListeners also enjoyed...
-
God Loves Me, I Think...
- Stories from Hell, Heaven, and the Other Side of Texas
- By: Stacey Robbins
- Narrated by: Stacey Robbins
- Length: 5 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Buckle up for a road trip from Hell as you ride along with the Robbins family on their move from California to New York with an infant and toddler in tow to bring their music and messages to a little church along the Hudson River. While thinking this will be a peaceful escape from the busyness of her Southern California life, Stacey encounters a divine message that unravels everything. Join their adventure as Stacey’s spiritual journey takes her from stuck places to free, anxious places to peace and scared places to love.
-
-
Amazing!! Highly Recommend
- By Shawn on 11-22-23
By: Stacey Robbins
-
Gay Girl, Good God
- The Story of Who I Was, and Who God Has Always Been
- By: Jackie Hill Perry
- Narrated by: Jackie Hill Perry
- Length: 4 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
In Gay Girl, Good God, author Jackie Hill Perry shares her own story, offering practical tools that helped her in the process of finding wholeness. Jackie grew up fatherless and experienced gender confusion. She embraced masculinity and homosexuality with every fiber of her being. She knew that Christians had a lot to say about all of the above. But was she supposed to change herself? How was she supposed to stop loving women, when homosexuality felt more natural to her than heterosexuality ever could?
-
-
How to know if this book is for you:
- By Neil on 04-18-19
-
All My Knotted-Up Life
- A Memoir
- By: Beth Moore
- Narrated by: Beth Moore
- Length: 8 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
All My Knotted-Up Life is a beautifully crafted portrait of resilience and survival, a poignant reminder of God’s enduring faithfulness, and proof positive that if we ever truly took the time to hear people’s full stories . . . we’d all walk around slack-jawed.
-
-
Finished in one day
- By nedmac mama on 02-22-23
By: Beth Moore
-
Jesus
- The God Who Knows Your Name
- By: Max Lucado
- Narrated by: Ben Holland
- Length: 4 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
For 33 years, Jesus felt everything you have ever felt. Weakness. Weariness. Sadness. Rejection. His feet got tired. And his head ached. He was tempted and his strength was tested. And you know why? Because in becoming human, Jesus made it possible for us to see God. His tears, God’s tears. His voice, God’s voice. Want to know what matters to God? Find out what matters to Jesus. Want to know what in the world God is doing? Ponder the words and life of Jesus.
-
-
I wish there were more stars to give!
- By Laura on 04-02-20
By: Max Lucado
-
Searching for Sunday
- Loving, Leaving, and Finding the Church
- By: Rachel Held Evans
- Narrated by: Rachel Held Evans
- Length: 7 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Like millions of her millennial peers, Rachel Held Evans didn't want to go to church anymore. The hypocrisy, the politics, the gargantuan building budgets, the scandals - church culture seemed so far removed from Jesus. Yet despite her cynicism and misgivings, something kept drawing her back. And so she set out on a journey to understand the Church and to find her place in it.
-
-
Don't bother
- By Andi Andrzjewski on 12-05-16
-
Tattoos on the Heart
- The Power of Boundless Compassion
- By: Gregory Boyle
- Narrated by: Gregory Boyle
- Length: 7 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Thirty years ago, Gregory Boyle founded Homeboy Industries, a gang-intervention, rehabilitation, and reentry program in Los Angeles, the gang capital of the world. In Tattoos on the Heart, his debut book, he distills his experience working with gang members into a breathtaking series of parables inspired by faith.
-
-
Wow...
- By john williamson on 07-08-21
By: Gregory Boyle
-
God Loves Me, I Think...
- Stories from Hell, Heaven, and the Other Side of Texas
- By: Stacey Robbins
- Narrated by: Stacey Robbins
- Length: 5 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Buckle up for a road trip from Hell as you ride along with the Robbins family on their move from California to New York with an infant and toddler in tow to bring their music and messages to a little church along the Hudson River. While thinking this will be a peaceful escape from the busyness of her Southern California life, Stacey encounters a divine message that unravels everything. Join their adventure as Stacey’s spiritual journey takes her from stuck places to free, anxious places to peace and scared places to love.
-
-
Amazing!! Highly Recommend
- By Shawn on 11-22-23
By: Stacey Robbins
-
Gay Girl, Good God
- The Story of Who I Was, and Who God Has Always Been
- By: Jackie Hill Perry
- Narrated by: Jackie Hill Perry
- Length: 4 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
In Gay Girl, Good God, author Jackie Hill Perry shares her own story, offering practical tools that helped her in the process of finding wholeness. Jackie grew up fatherless and experienced gender confusion. She embraced masculinity and homosexuality with every fiber of her being. She knew that Christians had a lot to say about all of the above. But was she supposed to change herself? How was she supposed to stop loving women, when homosexuality felt more natural to her than heterosexuality ever could?
-
-
How to know if this book is for you:
- By Neil on 04-18-19
-
All My Knotted-Up Life
- A Memoir
- By: Beth Moore
- Narrated by: Beth Moore
- Length: 8 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
All My Knotted-Up Life is a beautifully crafted portrait of resilience and survival, a poignant reminder of God’s enduring faithfulness, and proof positive that if we ever truly took the time to hear people’s full stories . . . we’d all walk around slack-jawed.
-
-
Finished in one day
- By nedmac mama on 02-22-23
By: Beth Moore
-
Jesus
- The God Who Knows Your Name
- By: Max Lucado
- Narrated by: Ben Holland
- Length: 4 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
For 33 years, Jesus felt everything you have ever felt. Weakness. Weariness. Sadness. Rejection. His feet got tired. And his head ached. He was tempted and his strength was tested. And you know why? Because in becoming human, Jesus made it possible for us to see God. His tears, God’s tears. His voice, God’s voice. Want to know what matters to God? Find out what matters to Jesus. Want to know what in the world God is doing? Ponder the words and life of Jesus.
-
-
I wish there were more stars to give!
- By Laura on 04-02-20
By: Max Lucado
-
Searching for Sunday
- Loving, Leaving, and Finding the Church
- By: Rachel Held Evans
- Narrated by: Rachel Held Evans
- Length: 7 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Like millions of her millennial peers, Rachel Held Evans didn't want to go to church anymore. The hypocrisy, the politics, the gargantuan building budgets, the scandals - church culture seemed so far removed from Jesus. Yet despite her cynicism and misgivings, something kept drawing her back. And so she set out on a journey to understand the Church and to find her place in it.
-
-
Don't bother
- By Andi Andrzjewski on 12-05-16
-
Tattoos on the Heart
- The Power of Boundless Compassion
- By: Gregory Boyle
- Narrated by: Gregory Boyle
- Length: 7 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Thirty years ago, Gregory Boyle founded Homeboy Industries, a gang-intervention, rehabilitation, and reentry program in Los Angeles, the gang capital of the world. In Tattoos on the Heart, his debut book, he distills his experience working with gang members into a breathtaking series of parables inspired by faith.
-
-
Wow...
- By john williamson on 07-08-21
By: Gregory Boyle
-
How Happiness Happens
- Finding Lasting Joy in a World of Comparison, Disappointment, and Unmet Expectations
- By: Max Lucado
- Narrated by: Ben Holland, Max Lucado
- Length: 4 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Don’t let your life be mired by dissatisfaction, discontentment, or disappointment any longer. In How Happiness Happens, Max Lucado shares the unexpected path to a lasting happiness, one that produces reliable joy amidst any life circumstance. Based on the teachings of Jesus and backed by modern research, this audiobook presents a surprising but practical way of living that will change you from the inside out.
-
-
How Happiness Happens
- By Kelly on 09-17-19
By: Max Lucado
-
Bad Mormon
- By: Heather Gay
- Narrated by: Heather Gay
- Length: 7 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Straight off the slopes and into the spotlight, Heather Gay is famous for speaking the gospel truth. Whether as a businesswoman, mother, or television personality, she is unafraid to blaze a new trail, even if it means losing family, friends, and her community.
-
-
Not my favorite-too disrespectful
- By E. Davies on 02-15-23
By: Heather Gay
-
Have a Little Faith
- By: Mitch Albom
- Narrated by: Mitch Albom
- Length: 4 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
What if our beliefs were not what divided us, but what pulled us together? In Have a Little Faith, Mitch Albom offers a beautifully written story of a remarkable eight-year journey between two worlds - two men, two faiths, two communities - that will inspire readers everywhere.
-
-
Beautifully written
- By Christine on 01-07-10
By: Mitch Albom
-
Through the Waters: The Life and Ministry of Evangelist Willie Johnson
- By: Lori Wagner
- Narrated by: Lori Wagner
- Length: 5 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Willie Johnson. Granddaughter of a slave. Rejected by her father. Sold by her mother. Abused by her husband. How did a biracial woman become accepted to preach revivals in the Deep South and coast to coast during segregation and the Civil Rights movement. Listen to Through the Waters and learn how to rise above your obstacles from the inspiring life and ministry of Willie Johnson.
-
-
testimonies and Very  encouraging
- By Dee on 11-15-24
By: Lori Wagner
-
Pastrix
- The Cranky, Beautiful Faith of a Sinner & Saint
- By: Nadia Bolz-Weber
- Narrated by: Nadia Bolz-Weber
- Length: 5 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Heavily tattooed and foul-mouthed, Nadia Bolz-Weber, a former stand-up comic, sure as hell didn't consider herself to be religious-leader material - until the day she ended up leading a friend's funeral in a smoky downtown comedy club. Surrounded by fellow alcoholics, depressives, and cynics, she realized: These were her people. Maybe she was meant to be their pastor. Using life stories, Nadia uses humorous narrative and poignant honesty to portray a woman who is both deeply faithful and deeply flawed, giving hope to the rest of us along the way.
-
-
WoW wOw WoW
- By Deborah on 11-26-13
By: Nadia Bolz-Weber
-
Bold and Broken
- Becoming the Bridge Between Heaven and Earth
- By: David Benham, Jason Benham
- Narrated by: David Benham, Jason Benham
- Length: 5 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
The world doesn’t need more bullies who stand firmly for the truth but ignore their own brokenness. The world doesn’t need watchers who are broken over sin but won’t act boldly for the truth. The world needs you: a faithful and courageous believer in a loving God whose truth has the power to transform a dying world.
-
-
Great Book!!!
- By E.C. on 07-11-19
By: David Benham, and others
-
Accidental Saints
- Finding God in All the Wrong People
- By: Nadia Bolz-Weber
- Narrated by: Nadia Bolz-Weber
- Length: 6 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
In Accidental Saints, New York Times best-selling author Nadia Bolz-Weber invites readers into a surprising encounter with what she calls "a religious but not-so-spiritual life." Tattooed, angry and profane, this former standup comic turned pastor stubbornly, sometimes hilariously, resists the God she feels called to serve. But God keeps showing up in the least likely of people - a church-loving agnostic, a drag queen, a felonious Bishop and a gun-toting member of the NRA.
-
-
"Jesus is running my (butt) down"
- By betsy on 09-22-15
By: Nadia Bolz-Weber
-
Broken Mary
- A Journey of Hope
- By: Kevin Matthews
- Narrated by: Kevin Matthews
- Length: 3 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
In 2008, Kevin Matthews, a well-known ABC and CBS radio personality in Chicago, was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. Broken Mary is Matthews' story of his early years in radio and stand-up comedy, his successful career, his struggle with MS, his awakening to the dignity of women, and, importantly, his chance encounter with a broken statue of Mary left next to a dumpster and all that happened as a result.
-
-
The King Of The Kevheads Comes Clean
- By marti mcginnis on 08-09-23
By: Kevin Matthews
-
Holding On When You Want to Let Go
- Clinging to Hope When Life Is Falling Apart
- By: Sheila Walsh
- Narrated by: Sheila Walsh
- Length: 6 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
In times of not knowing, Sheila Walsh offers a lifeline of hope. With great compassion born of experience and hardship, Walsh comes alongside the hurting, fearful, and exhausted to remind us that we serve a God who is so much greater than our momentary troubles, no matter how insurmountable they feel. She doesn't offer a quick fix. She offers a God fix. Sharing from her own painful struggles and digging deep into biblical stories of rescue, hope, and miracles, she gives you the strength to keep going, to keep holding on to God in a world turned upside down.
-
-
Great book
- By Rhonda Sue on 02-01-23
By: Sheila Walsh
-
Audacious
- By: Beth Moore
- Narrated by: Beth Moore
- Length: 4 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Thirty years in the making, Audacious is a deep dive into the message that has compelled Beth Moore to serve women around the globe. Glancing over the years of ministry behind her and strengthening her resolve to the call before her, she came to the realization that her vision for women was incomplete. It lacked something they were aching for. Something Jesus was longing for.
-
-
As good as it gets
- By Sheila on 12-05-15
By: Beth Moore
-
The Whole Language
- The Power of Extravagant Tenderness
- By: Gregory Boyle
- Narrated by: Gregory Boyle
- Length: 10 hrs
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
In a community struggling to overcome systemic poverty and violence, The Whole Language shows how those at Homeboy Industries fight despair and remain generous, hopeful, and tender. When Saul was thirteen years old, he killed his abusive stepfather in self-defense; after spending twenty-three years in juvenile and adult jail, he enters the Homeboy Industries training and healing programs and embraces their mission.
-
-
Best Book on Loving Others that I've Ever Read
- By Kasey at Story Sanctuary on 10-29-21
By: Gregory Boyle
-
Lead Me
- Finding Courage to Fight for Your Marriage, Children, and Faith
- By: Matt Hammitt, Bart Millard - Foreword
- Narrated by: Matt Hammitt
- Length: 5 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
In Lead Me, Matt identifies the tension many men experience when trying to balance work and home life. With bracing honesty, vulnerable storytelling, and practical application, Matt challenges you to be faithful both to God's vocational call and to His call to lead your family well. Discover the extraordinary joy of actively and intentionally pursuing your wife and children. Matt reminds us that it's messy. It's difficult. And it's the most rewarding thing you can do, beyond following Christ.
-
-
Raw reality
- By Hickupnorth on 10-27-24
By: Matt Hammitt, and others
Critic reviews
"Canaan Land, tops a list of most-anticipated independent novels and films. Rossi's a former evangelist exorcising his own demons as he shares his journey from fundamentalism to freedom. Everything about Canaan Land is unique. It's faith-based, yet edgy." (Charisma Magazine)
"Richard Rossi is a voice for the poor who have been taken advantage of by those misrepresenting Christ in a culture of greed. He contrasts the love of God with those who teach blessings are bought with donations, which is idolatry." (Pope Francis)
"Canaan Land is not an attack on religion. It exposes the counterfeit to show the search for that which is pure, lovely, true." (Christian Today)
Related to this topic
-
Lead Me
- Finding Courage to Fight for Your Marriage, Children, and Faith
- By: Matt Hammitt, Bart Millard - Foreword
- Narrated by: Matt Hammitt
- Length: 5 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
In Lead Me, Matt identifies the tension many men experience when trying to balance work and home life. With bracing honesty, vulnerable storytelling, and practical application, Matt challenges you to be faithful both to God's vocational call and to His call to lead your family well. Discover the extraordinary joy of actively and intentionally pursuing your wife and children. Matt reminds us that it's messy. It's difficult. And it's the most rewarding thing you can do, beyond following Christ.
-
-
Raw reality
- By Hickupnorth on 10-27-24
By: Matt Hammitt, and others
-
Through the Waters: The Life and Ministry of Evangelist Willie Johnson
- By: Lori Wagner
- Narrated by: Lori Wagner
- Length: 5 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Willie Johnson. Granddaughter of a slave. Rejected by her father. Sold by her mother. Abused by her husband. How did a biracial woman become accepted to preach revivals in the Deep South and coast to coast during segregation and the Civil Rights movement. Listen to Through the Waters and learn how to rise above your obstacles from the inspiring life and ministry of Willie Johnson.
-
-
testimonies and Very  encouraging
- By Dee on 11-15-24
By: Lori Wagner
-
Dirty Glory
- Go Where Your Best Prayers Take You
- By: Pete Greig
- Narrated by: Pete Greig
- Length: 12 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
You were created to walk and talk with the living God. Prayer is the most natural, powerful, and universal expression of Christian faith. Why then is it sometimes so difficult? Continuing the adventures described in his best-selling memoir, Red Moon Rising, Pete Greig reveals the struggles, miracles, and hard-won insights gleaned from 15 years of 24-7 prayer, mission, and justice.
-
-
Without Any Doubt The BEST Audible Book for Any Person of Faith
- By Mark Herndon on 02-27-21
By: Pete Greig
-
Scars and Stilettos - 2nd Edition
- By: Harmony Dust
- Narrated by: Harmony Dust
- Length: 7 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Scars and Stilettos: At 13, after being abandoned by her mother one summer and left to take care of her younger brother, Harmony becomes susceptible to a relationship that turns out to be toxic, abusive, and ultimately exploitative. She eventually finds herself working in a strip club at the age of 19, and her boyfriend becomes her pimp, controlling her every move and taking all of her money. Ultimately, she discovers a path to freedom and a whole new life.
-
-
A religious book
- By Amazonbuyer on 10-12-21
By: Harmony Dust
-
Tambourines to Glory
- By: Langston Hughes
- Narrated by: Myra Taylor
- Length: 4 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Angelic Essie Belle Johnson and devilish Laura Reed both agree that they need to do something to spice up their lives and earn more money. So, they start their own church on the street in front of their Harlem apartment. With Laura's gift for performing and Essie's melodious voice, the two quickly become a hit and must move their services into a renovated theater. But as their congregation grows, a host of misfits enter the scene - some honest, but others who just want a piece of the pie.
-
-
Nice timepiece
- By Akida Kissane Long on 02-08-17
By: Langston Hughes
-
Mercy House
- A Novel
- By: Alena Dillon
- Narrated by: Dawn Harvey, Catherine Ho, Scarlette Hayes, and others
- Length: 9 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Inside a century-old row house in Brooklyn, renegade Sister Evelyn and her fellow nuns preside over a safe haven for the abused and abandoned. Gruff and indomitable on the surface, warm and wry underneath, little daunts Evelyn, until she receives word that Mercy House will be investigated by Bishop Hawkins, a man with whom she shares a dark history. In order to protect everything they’ve built, the nuns must conceal many of their methods, which are forbidden by the Catholic Church.
-
-
Good story but trigger warning
- By Lynne H. Mock on 05-18-20
By: Alena Dillon
-
Lead Me
- Finding Courage to Fight for Your Marriage, Children, and Faith
- By: Matt Hammitt, Bart Millard - Foreword
- Narrated by: Matt Hammitt
- Length: 5 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
In Lead Me, Matt identifies the tension many men experience when trying to balance work and home life. With bracing honesty, vulnerable storytelling, and practical application, Matt challenges you to be faithful both to God's vocational call and to His call to lead your family well. Discover the extraordinary joy of actively and intentionally pursuing your wife and children. Matt reminds us that it's messy. It's difficult. And it's the most rewarding thing you can do, beyond following Christ.
-
-
Raw reality
- By Hickupnorth on 10-27-24
By: Matt Hammitt, and others
-
Through the Waters: The Life and Ministry of Evangelist Willie Johnson
- By: Lori Wagner
- Narrated by: Lori Wagner
- Length: 5 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Willie Johnson. Granddaughter of a slave. Rejected by her father. Sold by her mother. Abused by her husband. How did a biracial woman become accepted to preach revivals in the Deep South and coast to coast during segregation and the Civil Rights movement. Listen to Through the Waters and learn how to rise above your obstacles from the inspiring life and ministry of Willie Johnson.
-
-
testimonies and Very  encouraging
- By Dee on 11-15-24
By: Lori Wagner
-
Dirty Glory
- Go Where Your Best Prayers Take You
- By: Pete Greig
- Narrated by: Pete Greig
- Length: 12 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
You were created to walk and talk with the living God. Prayer is the most natural, powerful, and universal expression of Christian faith. Why then is it sometimes so difficult? Continuing the adventures described in his best-selling memoir, Red Moon Rising, Pete Greig reveals the struggles, miracles, and hard-won insights gleaned from 15 years of 24-7 prayer, mission, and justice.
-
-
Without Any Doubt The BEST Audible Book for Any Person of Faith
- By Mark Herndon on 02-27-21
By: Pete Greig
-
Scars and Stilettos - 2nd Edition
- By: Harmony Dust
- Narrated by: Harmony Dust
- Length: 7 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Scars and Stilettos: At 13, after being abandoned by her mother one summer and left to take care of her younger brother, Harmony becomes susceptible to a relationship that turns out to be toxic, abusive, and ultimately exploitative. She eventually finds herself working in a strip club at the age of 19, and her boyfriend becomes her pimp, controlling her every move and taking all of her money. Ultimately, she discovers a path to freedom and a whole new life.
-
-
A religious book
- By Amazonbuyer on 10-12-21
By: Harmony Dust
-
Tambourines to Glory
- By: Langston Hughes
- Narrated by: Myra Taylor
- Length: 4 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Angelic Essie Belle Johnson and devilish Laura Reed both agree that they need to do something to spice up their lives and earn more money. So, they start their own church on the street in front of their Harlem apartment. With Laura's gift for performing and Essie's melodious voice, the two quickly become a hit and must move their services into a renovated theater. But as their congregation grows, a host of misfits enter the scene - some honest, but others who just want a piece of the pie.
-
-
Nice timepiece
- By Akida Kissane Long on 02-08-17
By: Langston Hughes
-
Mercy House
- A Novel
- By: Alena Dillon
- Narrated by: Dawn Harvey, Catherine Ho, Scarlette Hayes, and others
- Length: 9 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Inside a century-old row house in Brooklyn, renegade Sister Evelyn and her fellow nuns preside over a safe haven for the abused and abandoned. Gruff and indomitable on the surface, warm and wry underneath, little daunts Evelyn, until she receives word that Mercy House will be investigated by Bishop Hawkins, a man with whom she shares a dark history. In order to protect everything they’ve built, the nuns must conceal many of their methods, which are forbidden by the Catholic Church.
-
-
Good story but trigger warning
- By Lynne H. Mock on 05-18-20
By: Alena Dillon
-
Finding God in Hidden Places
- By: Joni Eareckson Tada
- Narrated by: Joni Eareckson Tada
- Length: 3 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Stories from Joni's life shine in this lovely collection of remembrances. Take just a minute to recall hidden, out-of-the-way moments in your own life when God was present, both in happy and sad times. Words of encouragement, comfort, and insight will leave your soul satisfied and yet longing to be closer to a loving Father, who often shows up in unexpected ways.
-
-
You’re honesty is refreshing
- By idlewilder on 12-03-23
-
Godshot
- A Novel
- By: Chelsea Bieker
- Narrated by: Lauren Ezzo
- Length: 11 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Drought has settled on the town of Peaches, California. The area of the Central Valley where fourteen-year-old Lacey May and her alcoholic mother live was once an agricultural paradise. Now it's an environmental disaster, a place of cracked earth and barren raisin farms. In their desperation, residents have turned to a cult leader named Pastor Vern for guidance. He promises, through secret "assignments," to bring the rain everybody is praying for.
-
-
flawless novel, not the best narration
- By Adrienne on 05-05-20
By: Chelsea Bieker
-
Wisdom Hunter
- A Novel
- By: Randall Arthur
- Narrated by: Scott R. Pollak
- Length: 12 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Pastor Jason Faircloth knows what he believes. His clear faith, in fact, is why he is one of the most prominent pastors in Atlanta. He relies on it to discipline his daughter, his wife, his church. He prays daily that others would come to see God's ways as he does. And it will cost him everything he has. Groping for answers in the face of tragedy, Jason is determined to find the one person left who might provide healing: the granddaughter kept hidden from him.
-
-
What an awesome eye opener
- By Anthea on 07-12-22
By: Randall Arthur
-
Dancing For the Devil
- One Woman's Dramatic and Divine Rescue from the Sex Industry
- By: Anny Donewald, Carrie Gerlach Cecil
- Narrated by: Anny Donewald
- Length: 8 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
The daughter of an NCAA Championship-winning basketball coach and a stay-at-home mom, Anny Donewald had a seemingly blessed childhood. Then, at thirteen, one of her father’s players sexually abused her, and Donewald embarked on a path toward self-destruction. When Donewald was convinced to compete in an amateur night at a strip club, she found herself drawn into a world of drugs, money, and flesh peddlers in Michigan and Chicago - and eventually Las Vegas’ hottest XXX clubs.
-
-
blunt
- By nicole on 05-23-15
By: Anny Donewald, and others
-
Jesus Prom
- Life Gets Fun When You Love People Like God Does
- By: John Weece
- Narrated by: E. Timothy Bass
- Length: 3 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Do we love people like Jesus loves them?Jesus loved verbs. He loved action words such as live, come, rest, learn, hear, give, go, and even die. Wouldn’t it make sense that the people who claim to follow Jesus would love the same words Jesus loved?Unfortunately, somewhere along the way someone tried to make the word Christian an adjective. So now people speak of "Christian" books and "Christian" music and "Christian" schools.
-
-
Great book!
- By Jeremy on 01-26-24
By: John Weece
-
One Holy Fire
- Let the Spirit Ignite Your Soul
- By: Nicky Cruz, Frank Martin
- Narrated by: Kelly Ryan Dolan
- Length: 3 hrs and 45 mins
- Abridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
How can you make a difference in the world today? Does God really want YOU and your talents as he seeks to redeem the world from darkness? What would happen in your neighborhood, your place of work, your school, your church, if you called on God's Spirit to unleash his power in your life?
-
-
An anointed book for sure
- By Adrina Crystal Carbajal on 07-13-23
By: Nicky Cruz, and others
-
Chasing Francis
- A Pilgrim's Tale
- By: Ian Morgan Cron
- Narrated by: Ian Morgan Cron
- Length: 7 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Chase Falson has lost his faith – and he did it right in front of the congregation at this mega church. Now the elders want him to take some time away: far away. So Chase crosses the Atlantic to visit his uncle, a Franciscan priest, where he encounters the life and teachings of Francis of Assisi and rediscovers his ancient faith. Follow Chase’s spiritual journey in the footsteps of Francis, and then begin one of your own through the pilgrim’s guide included in this audio book.
-
-
Good discussion on Francis, a little idealistic.
- By Photo and Music Guy on 12-10-12
By: Ian Morgan Cron
-
The In-Betweens
- The Spiritualists, Mediums, and Legends of Camp Etna
- By: Mira Ptacin
- Narrated by: Chloe Cannon
- Length: 9 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
They believed they would live forever. So begins Mira Ptacin's haunting account of the women of Camp Etna - an otherworldly community in the woods of Maine that has, since 1876, played host to generations of Spiritualists and mediums dedicated to preserving the links between the mortal realm and the afterlife. Beginning her narrative in 1848 with two sisters who claimed they could speak to the dead, Ptacin reveals how Spiritualism first blossomed into a national practice during the Civil War, yet continues - even thrives - to this very day.
-
-
No strings attatched
- By Sarah on 09-28-24
By: Mira Ptacin
-
Black Sunday
- A Novel
- By: Tola Rotimi Abraham
- Narrated by: Liz Femi, Dele Ogundiran, Miebaka Yohannes, and others
- Length: 7 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Twin sisters Bibike and Ariyike are enjoying a relatively comfortable life in Lagos in 1996. Then their mother loses her job due to political strife, and the family, facing poverty, is drawn into the New Church, an institution led by a charismatic pastor who is not shy about worshipping earthly wealth. Soon Bibike and Ariyike's father wagers the family home on a sure bet that evaporates like smoke.
-
-
Good Story - Awful accents
- By Tamara C-J on 02-15-21
-
Church Folk
- By: Michele Andrea Bowen
- Narrated by: Denise Burse
- Length: 10 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Weaving together the turbulent 1960s Civil Rights movement with the chaos within the Greater Hope Gospel United Church, Bowen carries a message of hope that transcends human failings. Young, handsome Rev. Theophilus Simmons and his new bride Essie settle into pastoral life as the "first couple" of the congregation.
-
-
Clean, Christian nostalgia
- By Alisha on 03-22-16
-
The Time of Jacob's Trouble
- By: Donna VanLiere
- Narrated by: Donna VanLiere
- Length: 10 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
A typical day at the rehabilitation center turns into a nightmare for Emma Grady when her favorite physical-therapy patient vanishes in front of her, along with several colleagues. Fear turns to chaos as Emma begins the frantic race from Brooklyn to Queens, anxious to discover if her boyfriend is safe. Subways are closed, graves are open, and countless people have inexplicably disappeared. Mayhem erupts as terror grips the residents of New York City. This unique book takes listeners on a riveting journey from New York City to Israel, and, in the final chapters, into the Bible.
-
-
very inspirational!!
- By Valerie D. Pegram on 05-07-21
By: Donna VanLiere
-
Up at the College
- By: Michele Andrea Bowen
- Narrated by: Shari Peele
- Length: 10 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
In Michele Andrea Bowen's Up at the College, Yvonne Copeland - dumped by her husband and now homeless - returns to her hometown of Durham, North Carolina. Landing a job as an adjunct professor, she begins rebuilding her life and her relationship with God. And then she meets the university's basketball coach, who's everything she wants in a man - except for a defect only God can change.
-
-
Bold beginning after that..it's ok at best
- By Pauline on 12-31-09